TheMagician2010
Standard Member
Hi, I've been looking at a number of 40-42" LCD TVs, but I can't find reviews for some of them and I'm having real difficulty making the final decision.
Before the TVs on my list, let me tell you a bit about my viewing habits:
- TV will be used in a dark room a lot, in addition to normal daylight. The sun though won't shine directly in to the room, though I don't want a TV that could potentially act as a mirror.
- It will be heavily used for 720p/1080i/1080p HD content. Movies, TV shows, a lot of animation, a bit of sports.
- It will be used to watch some SD content
- Most of the content will be played with a PC connected to the TV with HDMI
- It will be used for some gaming (Xbox 360, PC)
Here are the TVs within my initial 600€ budget:
Sony KDL40EX500AEP
Sony KDL-40EX402
Sony KDL40BX400AEP
LG 42LD450N
Samsung LE40C535XXE
I haven't found a single review for the Samsung model. According to the reviews I've found for the KDL40EX500 it is a very good TV, but I haven't found any expert reviews. A user review I found for the LG claimed it's a worthy purchase. Couldn't make any definite conclusions from any of them.
Here's a couple more TVs that I can loosen my budget for IF they're better than what's in the list and if they're truly worth it. FWIW, they're all around ~700€.
Samsung LE40C650/652/653
LG 42LD550/650/750
Panasonic TXL42S20E (added)
LG 42LH5020 (added)
I don't think I've found any expert reviews for the LG TVs so I couldn't draw any conclusions about those TVs. *'s review for Samsung LE40C650 claims that the TV attempts to reduce grain (a big no-no) with a mode that can't be turned off and that it has significant input lag, which is no good either. Do the 652 and 653 inherit the same problems?
Thanks.
Before the TVs on my list, let me tell you a bit about my viewing habits:
- TV will be used in a dark room a lot, in addition to normal daylight. The sun though won't shine directly in to the room, though I don't want a TV that could potentially act as a mirror.
- It will be heavily used for 720p/1080i/1080p HD content. Movies, TV shows, a lot of animation, a bit of sports.
- It will be used to watch some SD content
- Most of the content will be played with a PC connected to the TV with HDMI
- It will be used for some gaming (Xbox 360, PC)
Here are the TVs within my initial 600€ budget:
Sony KDL40EX500AEP
Sony KDL-40EX402
Sony KDL40BX400AEP
LG 42LD450N
Samsung LE40C535XXE
I haven't found a single review for the Samsung model. According to the reviews I've found for the KDL40EX500 it is a very good TV, but I haven't found any expert reviews. A user review I found for the LG claimed it's a worthy purchase. Couldn't make any definite conclusions from any of them.
Here's a couple more TVs that I can loosen my budget for IF they're better than what's in the list and if they're truly worth it. FWIW, they're all around ~700€.
Samsung LE40C650/652/653
LG 42LD550/650/750
Panasonic TXL42S20E (added)
LG 42LH5020 (added)
I don't think I've found any expert reviews for the LG TVs so I couldn't draw any conclusions about those TVs. *'s review for Samsung LE40C650 claims that the TV attempts to reduce grain (a big no-no) with a mode that can't be turned off and that it has significant input lag, which is no good either. Do the 652 and 653 inherit the same problems?
Thanks.
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